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Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand

Thailand: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
46th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1989
All-time low
0.2%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.713 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.726 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.677 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.697 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.738 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.674 % of employed population with low education in working age1991: 0.687 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.692 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.652 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.676 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.661 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.613 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.61 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.593 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.611 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.486 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.476 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.475 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.461 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.438 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.409 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.419 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.431 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.429 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.442 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.42 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.395 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.305 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.254 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.245 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.235 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.216 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.2 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.167 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.158 % of employed population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.2% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.

Thailand ranks 46th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 5
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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  4. 47 Ireland 0.2% compare
  5. 48 Rwanda 0.1% compare
  6. 49 Spain 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1989.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Thailand ranks 46th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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